Tropes vs. Women in Video Games - Season 1 Episode 5 Women as Background Decoration (Part 1)
In this episode we explore the Women as Background Decoration trope which is the subset of largely insignificant non-playable female characters whose sexuality or victimhood is exploited as a way to infuse edgy, gritty or racy flavoring into game worlds. These sexually objectified female bodies are designed to function as environmental texture while titillating presumed straight male players. Sometimes they’re created to be glorified furniture but they are frequently programmed as minimally interactive sex objects to be used and abused.
Sexual objectification is the practice of treating or representing a human being as a thing or mere instrument to be used for another’s sexual purposes. Sexually objectified women are valued primarily for their bodies, or body parts, which are presented as existing for the pleasure and gratification of others.
Year: 2017
Genre: Documentary, Talk
Country: United States of America
Studio: YouTube
Director: Anita Sarkeesian
Cast: Anita Sarkeesian
Crew:
First Air Date: Mar 07, 2013
Last Air date: Apr 27, 2017
Season: 2 Season
Episode: 18 Episode
Runtime: 26 minutes
IMDb: 2.80/10 by 4.00 users
Popularity: 1.896
Language: English
Keyword : video game, feminism
Episode
Damsel in Distress (Part 1)
Damsel in Distress (Part 2)
Damsel in Distress (Part 3)
Ms. Male Character
Women as Background Decoration (Part 1)
Women as Background Decoration (Part 2)
The Scythian – Positive Female Characters in Video Games
Jade - Positive Female Characters in Video Games
Women as Reward
Women as Reward – Special DLC Mini-Episode
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